UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

 

 

 

OFFICE ACTION

 

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE. 

 

 

Serial Number  76/367265

 

                                                Foreign Registration Unacceptable

 

The applicant’s foreign registration is unacceptable because the mark shown in the foreign registration does not match the mark shown on the drawing page of the U.S. application.  The drawing page of the U.S. application includes a design feature.  The foreign registration covers only the word mark “ALOCLAIR.”

 

Generally, if the mark in the foreign registration is in special form, the mark in the United States application must appear in special form.  Likewise, if the mark in the foreign registration is in typed form, the mark in the United States application must also be typed.

 

TMEP section 1011.01.

 

Thus, registration is refused because the mark shown on the drawing differs from the mark shown on the foreign registration.  Trademark Act Section 44, 15 U.S.C. §1126.  The drawing must be a substantially exact representation of the mark as it appears in the foreign registration certificate.  United Rum Merchants Ltd. v. Distillers Corp. (S.A.) Ltd., 9 USPQ2d 1481 (TTAB 1988); 37 C.F.R. §2.51; TMEP §§807.14 and 1011.01.  The applicant cannot amend the drawing to conform to the display of the mark in the foreign registration because such an amendment would materially alter the character of the mark.  37 C.F.R. §2.72(c); TMEP §§807.14, 807.14(a) and 807.14(a)(i).

 

Notice of Fee Increase

 

Fee increase effective January 1, 2003

Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for filing an application for trademark registration will be increased to $335.00 per International Class.  The USPTO will not accord a filing date to applications that are filed on or after that date that are not accompanied by a minimum of $335.00. 

 

Additionally, the fee for amending an existing application to add an additional class or classes of goods/services will be $335.00 per class for classes added on or after January 1, 2003.

 

 

 

/Doritt Carroll/

Examining Attorney, LO 116 (703) 306-7904

ecom116@uspto.gov

www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html

fax: (703) 746-8116

 

 

How to respond to this Office Action:

 

To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.

 

To respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and follow the instructions.

 

To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.

 

To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/

 

For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm

 

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.